U+098F, এ
BENGALI LETTER E
[unassigned: U+098D–U+098E]

[U+098C]
Bengali
[U+0990]

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  1. A vowel of the Bengali script.

Usage notes edit

Its matra, used to modify the inherent vowel in a consonant, is written . For example, the first consonant ক with the matra looks like: কে.

Assamese edit

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  • IPA(key): /ɛ/ (sometimes /e/ depending on the vowel harmony)
  • (file)

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(e)

  1. The eighth character in the Assamese alphabet.

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(e)

  1. The eighth character in the Bengali abugida.

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Sanskrit एष (eṣa), from a compound of Proto-Indo-European *éy + .

Pronoun edit

(e) (objective একে (eke), possessive এর (er))

  1. (informally) he, she, it
  2. this

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(e)

  1. ezafe

Bishnupriya Manipuri edit

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(e)

  1. The eighth character in the Bishnupriya Manipuri alphabet.

Kokborok edit

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(e)

  1. The eighth character in the Tripura alphabet.